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  • Dietary supplements: beware of dangers

    There is a mind boggling array of dietary and sports performance supplements on the market. The recent removal of DMAA from all Army and Air Force Exchange Service sponsored venues, due to a concern that it had caused strokes in U.S. soldiers, highlights the negative effects of some of these

  • Dining facility fuels Team MacDill

    Diner’s Reef, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida's dining facility, is the only location on base that provides 24/7 food support for Team MacDill. A team of 72 personnel, comprised of both Airmen and civilians, prepare and serve approximately 262,000 meals annually for the 6th Air Mobility Wing and its

  • Dining Facility to reopen soon; diners to see new look, services

    The MacDill Diner's Reef dining facility is slated to open early April with a new, improved look and services. The dining facility closed its doors Jan. 9 to make some long overdue renovations.The Food Transformation initiative took effect at MacDill in 2010. MacDill was chosen along with five other

  • Disc golfer visits MacDill; hopes course on base becomes reality

    It's been said golf is a sport you take up when you don't have enough frustration in your life.Not so with a free-wheeling, up and coming variation of the sport played without clubs, balls or tees, says Larry Kirk, a California resident and technical sergeant in the Air National Guard. Kirk dropped

  • Dismantled...

    "Isochronal (ISO) inspections...It all began in 1903, when two men stood on a hill..." joked Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Phillips, 6th Maintenance Squadron isochronal dock coordinator, July 31, 2013 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.The isochronal inspection is one of the most thorough inspections that the 6th

  • Displaying the American flag properly

    The American Flag is the ultimate symbol of freedom and justice that Americans have risked their lives to preserve for generations."The flag is the single thread that binds us as military personnel together," said Senior Master Sgt. Justin Papalia, Joint Communications Support Element operations

  • DoD Cyber Inspection coming to MacDill

    This May, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, will be undergoing a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection. This inspection is graded on a national standard and bases across the United States are affected by it."The upcoming CCRI will determine if MacDill is effectively and efficiently maintaining the

  • Don’t forget the base Arts and Crafts Shop this holiday season

    It's that time of year when the MacDill Arts and Crafts Shop is bustling with shoppers looking for stocking stuffers, other gifts and holiday decorating ideas. What some may not realize is that that the shop goes beyond just arts and crafts. "We are so much more," said Tammy Zell, arts and crafts

  • Drive to Arrive

    When behind the wheel there should only be one objective: to safely reach the desired destination. Picture this: You're making a quick run to the store for some much needed items. During the drive you receive a text. You have two choices: You can read the text and attempt to send a quick response or